COOLIDGE, AZ, USA
N8847X
CESSNA 182D
AT THE END OF A PLEASURE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE ENGINE QUIT. UNABLE TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A SOFT FIELD WHERE DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT HAD SELECTED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK FOR LANDING, WHICH, HE STATED, WAS READING IN THE RED. 15 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE DRAINED FROM THE LEFT TANK. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT TANK.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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